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Figure Fig. 7: Main carcase top and bookcase door bookcase door. The top of the main carcase (69) is fixed to the carcase ends by means of blind tenons on the main 7: Main carcase top and carcase end (7). Moldings (71) are attached to the top (shown in section at A) so that the removable bookcase section does not shift. The bookcase is made up of the rwo ends (70), the bottom (74), and the top. The ends extend up to include the cornice, and we shall be dealing with the upper part, including the top (76), in figure 9. The bottom (74) is housed in a rab- bet formed at the foot of the end. The joint is glued and then strengthened with wood screws driven in from the outside-the surrounding molding (71) will conceal the screw heads. The shelf supports (70A) are glued and pinned to the carcase end-these supports are made from a piece of 'X6 in. stock which first has a small thumb molding worked on its front edge, and is then sawn into separate strips. Note that their back ends must stand :x in. away from the rear edge of the bookcase end to allow for the fitting of the back frame. On the actual piece, the corners of the Fig. 8: Glazing bars bookcase doors have through tenons, but I have drawn blind tenons, on the as- bookcase 8: Glazing bars. Once the sumption that you will prefer them. Figure door frames are made, lay -nA� 72 them on a flat board so that you can pencil the centerlines for the glazing bars on it, following the pattern and measurements shown. Leave off the astragal beadings until you have gotten the center bars fitted. Delicate joints such as these (A-E) can be reinforced with strips of linen soaked in glue. In the original piece, the glass is fixed in place with putry instead of the fixing beads shown at F. I cannot recommend putry, as it has no resiliency, and consequently the glass will crack easily if the wood swells or shrinks-in fact, several of the panes have done so. The last step is to hang the doors 12 with three 2-in. hinges per door, and if you wish, you can fix a closing bead on to the right-hand door to match the one on the cupboard door. Door stops can be fitted beneath the top, where they will be Out of the way. As with the cupboard doors, the right-hand door has a lock and an escutcheon, while the left-hand door has juSt an escutcheon plus a brass bolt at top and bottom. 58